The Getting Started with AI workshops series is designed for teachers just starting out with AI or wanting to enhance their AI skills. These short 30-minute workshops will help you incorporate AI into your teaching. Getting Started with AI is part of Passport to Great Teaching, a professional development program that lets you choose which path to travel as you earn teaching certificates.
Please Note: you must have a Passport Portal account to register for these workshops. Create an account here.
Spring 2026 Workshops:
Getting Started with AI: Authentic Assignments for AI & Information Literacy
Instructor: Jennifer Parker, Ed.D.
01/22/2026 | 12:50 PM – 1:20 PM
Online
Explore authentic assignments that build AI and information literacy. Challenge the GenAI “copy and paste” with writing protocols like iSearch, CRAAP, and the FLUF Test.
Passport categories: Artificial Intelligence Workshops, Creative Assessment
Getting Started with AI: Providing Authentic and Actionable Feedback
Instructor: Jennifer Parker, Ed.D.
02/19/2026 | 12:50 PM – 1:20 PM
ONLINE
Explore AI instructor tools that provide timely, personalized, and actionable feedback to enhance student learning. Use AI to analyze and act on student feedback to improve teaching.
Passport categories: Artificial Intelligence Workshops, Creative Assessment, Student-Focused Teaching
Getting Started with AI: Making Presentations that Pop!
Instructor: Jennifer Parker, Ed.D.
03/05/2026 | 12:50 PM – 1:20 PM
ONLINE
Explore AI tools and techniques to deliver more polished, professional, and appealing presentations. Use AI to build the Presentation, the Outline, and the visually appealing Product (POP)!
Passport categories: Artificial Intelligence Workshops, Digital Literacy
Getting Started with AI: Research and Writing
Instructor: Jennifer Parker, Ed.D.
04/02/2026 | 12:50 PM – 1:20 PM
ONLINE
Enhance research and writing with AI functionality in academic and professional research. Explore ways to manage citations, translations, and co-create high-quality content.
Passport categories: Artificial Intelligence Workshops
Learn more about the instructor:
Jennifer Parker, Ed.D.,
Faculty Development Coordinator
Jennifer is the Faculty Professional Development Coordinator in UF’s Center for Teaching Excellence. With over 30 years of experience in PK20 education, Jennifer has been a classroom teacher, librarian, central office administrator, and county-wide consultant for educational technology and school data and improvement. Her credentials include teaching in the Masters of Learning, Design, and Technology program, facilitating Adaptive Schools and Cognitive Coaching, and consulting on ISTE Educator Certification. She has spent the last 15 years as the statewide facilitator of workshops that teach educators how to scale up teaching strategies and use data to inform instruction. Jennifer is excited to share her expertise in interactive online learning, instructional coaching, data and assessment, and best practice instructional strategies for digital age teaching and learning. She is passionate about helping teachers grow their professional practice and recently co-authored the book, “Making the Move with EdTech: 10 Strategies to Scale Up Your In-Person, Hybrid, and Remote Learning”.